Rumba Columbia is a traditional Cuban pattern in 6: the "go-to" pattern for 12/8 - if you have only heard one Afro-Cuban rhythm in 12/8, this is probably it. As an energetic Afro-Cuban dance, Rumba was often suppressed and restricted because it…

last eve there was a beautiful moon dancing in a blue black sky outside my piano room, it called to me this tune is a one take playful moment, loosely based on the main theme from the 2nd mov of my piano sonata,,, i only toned down about…

"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.." This tune came to me whilst helping mow a graveyard this morning.

Mid-flight serenity until that moment, you know those moments im talking about... In-flight samples recorded by me, drums, guitars.

A rather quiet, melancholy piece of electronic music. Don't let it be said that you can't do emotion on synthesizers . . . .

My performance on video (see "more") at the odd music convergence with words by Evan Harrington and myself. Details are available here: http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=68 The full quality 230 meg video is available here: http://clones.soonlabel…

Did the guitar tracks first, followed by bass, then drums and vocals last. I wrote this song in a bookstore, after I came home and recorded it, I realized I made the song too short for all the lyrics. Im talking, she's texting Im givin…

Many thanks to Kirk Lynch, a real gentleman and a pleasure to jam with. His tracks are the heart of this tune. Lyrics: I have a a pain deep in my Chest I can’t Breathe as I Light my cigarette Oh my head, Woe is me Oh my head, Woe is me But…

I Forgot To Take My Meds That Day

This is a collaboration with some tasty funkadelic percussion added by Norm. Guitars and Keys with some Fx's, I hope you like it,

One of our two-part tunes. Bossa nova drums and bongos with middle-eastern-y guitars, followed by what's the heaviest ska tune you've ever heard, replete with some long double-kick runs.

This is our summer fun jam. We wrote it in February, but that's just testament to our amazing imagination.

Norm played the percussion first, which is a Bembe pattern; I couldnt help playing a melody and creating lyrics for this perc track. Thanks for the listen, Enjoy!

Mining the archives a bit. This is an alternate take of my "Jimi Jam" from a couple of years ago. Live to 2 tracks with the Jamman. Really only sounds OK when cranked up loud enough that your eardrums threaten to meet in the middle. LOL!!

This is really a true story. No, really... And our holiday gift to you & your friends. (Feel free to download it and share it with anyone who you think might enjoy it.) Oh... by the way... acl is finally waking from a very deep slumber…

Song For Asylums

Several years ago I had a short lived duo with an oboe and English horn player named Nat. This is a demo from that period. It's an old old chord progression of mine that never really had a melody and Nat improvised this melody in the studio to…

Similar in feel to the other Fragile Moment track. Mostly acoustic guitars recorded sitting in my shop on the H4N and then finished up in Cubase just this morning. September 9 09. Maybe a nice one for bedtime